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scam·mony (skam′ə nē)

noun pl. scammonies -·nies

  1. a climbing Asian convolvulus (Convolvulus scammonia) with thick roots, arrowhead-shaped leaves, and white or purplish flowers
    1. any of several plants whose roots yield medicinal resins; specif., Mexican scammony (Ipomoea orizabensis) of the morning-glory family
    2. the resin from the roots of any of these plants

Etymology: ME skamonye < L scammonia < Gr skammōnia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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